Kongsberg XPR 100 User manual

Operator Manual
XPR 100
Long-Range Relative Positioning System

XPR100
Long-RangeRelative
PositioningSystem
OperatorManual
XPR-D-User/1.0
July2019©KongsbergSeatexAS

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Rev.1.0July2019Firstversion.
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designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Theusermustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.
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OperatorManual
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................5
XPR100............................................................................6
Systemdescription...................................................................................................6
Systemdiagram........................................................................................................6
Productrestrictions...................................................................................................8
Restrictionsinguarantee...............................................................................8
Restrictionsinuse.........................................................................................8
XPRradiofrequencies..............................................................................................8
Radiofrequencylicense...........................................................................................8
Possibleradiofrequencyinterference......................................................................9
Networksecurity......................................................................................................9
Supportinformation...............................................................................................10
OPERATION....................................................................11
TurningtheXPRsystemon/off..............................................................................11
TurningontheXPRsystem.........................................................................11
TurningofftheXPRsystem........................................................................11
Operatingprocedures.............................................................................................12
Conrmingthatthesystemisactive.............................................................12
Selectingatarget........................................................................................12
Addinganewtarget....................................................................................13
Editingatarget...........................................................................................14
SettingthesystemtoActiveorStandbymodemanually................................14
Checkingthesystemstatus..........................................................................15
Userpreferenceprocedures....................................................................................17
Choosingcolourpalette...............................................................................17
ScalingtheRadarview................................................................................17
SelectingRadarvieworientation..................................................................17
Selectingmeasurementunit.........................................................................18
Enablingremotelycontrolledpalette............................................................18
Userinterface.........................................................................................................19
Operationalprinciples.................................................................................19
Keyboardfunctions.....................................................................................20
Displayorganisation...................................................................................21
Menusystem..............................................................................................21
Functionsanddialogboxes....................................................................................22
AbouttheSystemmenu..............................................................................22
Active........................................................................................................22
Target.........................................................................................................23
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Selecttarget................................................................................................23
Targetselection...........................................................................................24
Palette........................................................................................................24
Settings......................................................................................................24
Display......................................................................................................24
DP.............................................................................................................25
Output........................................................................................................26
Vessel........................................................................................................27
About.........................................................................................................28
Advancedsettings.......................................................................................29
Tools..........................................................................................................29
TargetEditor..............................................................................................30
NewTarget.................................................................................................31
EditTarget..................................................................................................32
SWUpdate.................................................................................................33
Systemstatus..............................................................................................34
Targetinformationandtargethistory............................................................35
Rangeandbearingview..............................................................................36
Radarview.................................................................................................37
MAINTENANCE................................................................39
Aboutmaintenance.................................................................................................39
Updatingthesystemsoftware................................................................................39
Checkingtheproductversion.................................................................................40
Periodicmaintenance.............................................................................................40
CleaningofProcessingUnitairinlet............................................................40
CleaningofSensorUnitcover.....................................................................41
InspectingtheRemoteinterfacecabinet........................................................41
Repairsandpartsreplacement................................................................................42
RepairingtheProcessingUnit......................................................................42
InstallingaspareProcessingUnit................................................................42
RepairingtheSensorUnit............................................................................42
ReplacingtheSensorUnit...........................................................................43
ConguringareplacementSensorUnit........................................................43
Replacingcablesorconnectors....................................................................43
ChangingthefuseintheProcessingUnit......................................................43
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................44
Checkingthesignalhistory..........................................................................44
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Purposeofmanual
Thisoperatormanualprovidesoperatorswithsufcientinformationtoperformbasic
XPRsystemoperations.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforpersonneloperatingtheXPRsystem.
Licenseinformation
TheXPRisnotalicensedproductbutanationallicensefortheuseofradiofrequencies
isrequiredforoperation.
Maintenancepurposes
Thismanualisalsointendedasreferencematerialforthemaintenancepersonnel.Keep
thismanualforlateruse.
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XPR100
Systemdescription
XPR100isamicrowave-basedsolutiondevelopedforDynamicPositioning(DP)
applicationsinneedoflong-rangerelativepositioning.Itoperatesinthe9.2to9.3GHz
band.Eachlightweightsensorpanelhasanopeningangleof100degrees.
XPR100canbedeployedasanomnidirectionalsystemusingseveralsensorpanels.This
willgivethesystemanextendedoperationalareaofupto360°,andavoidblindangles.
ThesystemcanbeinterfacedtoremotesystemssuchasDynamicPositioning.Either
throughEthernetorseriallines.Congurationandoperationofthesystemisdone
throughtheapplicationsoftware.
XPR100meetstherequirementsspeciedbyIMOforDPClass2vessels.
Thesystemhasautomatictargetselection,aswellasbuilt-insystemtestandverication.
Systemdiagram
TheillustrationshowsasysteminstallationwithasingleSensorUnit.Somemains
cablesarenotshownonthediagram.
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Units
1XPRSensorUnit
2Junctionbox
3Remoteinterfacecabinet(RIFC)
4Localinterfacerail(LIFR)
5ProcessingUnit
6Mouseandkeyboard
7Monitor
Cables
APoweranddatacable,Pigtailxedto
SensorUnit
BPowercable(JunctionboxtoRemote
interfacecabinet)
CEthernetcable(Junctionboxto
Remoteinterfacecabinet)
DPowercabletoRemoteinterface
cabinet(input)
EDatacable(Remoteinterfacecabinet
toLIFR)
FEthernetcable(LIFRtoProcessing
Unit)
GRS-422toDP
HCableforkeyboardandmouse
IVGAcable
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YoucanalsohaveanXPRsystemwithtwoorthreeSensorUnitsforanextended
operationarea.ThenyouneedaJunctionBoxforeachoftheSensorUnits.Oryoucan
useatripleJunctionbox.
Productrestrictions
Restrictionsinguarantee
ChangesormodicationstotheproductnotexplicitlyapprovedbyKongsbergSeatex
ASwillvoidtheguarantee.
TheliabilityofKongsbergSeatexASislimitedtorepairofthissystemonlyunderthe
giventermsandconditionsstatedinthesalesdocuments.Consequentialdamagessuch
ascustomer'slossofprotordamagetoothersystemstraceablebacktothissystem's
malfunctions,areexcluded.Thewarrantydoesnotcovermalfunctionsofthesystem
resultingfromthefollowingconditions:
•TheProcessingUnitortheSensorUnithousinghasbeenopenedbythecustomer.
•Incorrectpowerconnection.
Restrictionsinuse
TheoperationsectorforasingleSensorUnitis100degrees.Ifthevesselexceedsthe
operatingsector,thesystemwilloutputrangeorbearingwithdecreasedprecisionuntil
thesignaliscompletelylost.
Foranincreasedoperatingsector,severalSensorUnitscanbeused.
XPRradiofrequencies
XPRsystemswithoperatingfrequenciesintherange9.2-9.3GHzarecompliantto
relevantpartsinETSIEN302248v2.1.1.
Theuseofthesefrequenciesinterritorialwatersmaybesubjecttothenational
regulationsoftheadministrationconcerned.
Radiofrequencylicense
Thisproductcontainsaradio-transmittingdeviceandanationallicensefortheuseof
frequenciesisrequiredforoperation.Useinnationalwaterswillrequireafrequency
licenseissuedbytherelevantnationalauthorities.Theowneranduseroftheequipment
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areresponsibleforobtainingsuchalicensepriortoswitchingtheproductON.Itmaybe
requiredtoswitchtheproductOFFwhentheproductisbroughtclosetoshore(closer
than12NM).
Possibleradiofrequencyinterference
Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy.Iftheequipment
isnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,itmaycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunication.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.
Youcandetermineiftheequipmentcausesharmfulinterferencebyturningthe
equipmentoffandon.
Ifthisequipmentcausesharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,youcantry
tocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthesemeasures.
•Repositionorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
•Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromtheonetowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
•Consultthemanufacturerordealerforhelp.
Networksecurity
EquipmentmanufacturedbyKongsbergSeatexASisfrequentlyconnectedtolocal
areanetworks(LAN).Connectinganycomputertoanetworkwillalwaysexposethe
dataonthatcomputertoallothercomputersconnectedtothesamenetwork.Several
threatsmayimmediatelyoccur:
•Remotecomputerscanreadthedata.
•Remotecomputerscanchangethedata.
•Remotecomputerscanchangethebehaviourofthecomputer,forexampleby
installingunwantedsoftware.
Usually,twoparametersareusedtodenethethreatlevel:
1Thelikelihoodthatanyremoteconnectionwilldoanyoftheabove.
2Thedamagedoneifaremoteconnectionsucceedsdoingthis.
BecauseKongsbergSeatexAShasnoinformationregardingthecompletesystem
installationatalocation,wecannotestimatethethreatlevelandtheneedfornetwork
security.Forthisreason,wecannotacceptresponsibilityfornetworksecurity.Systems
providedbyKongsbergSeatexASareregardedasstand-aloneofinesystems,even
thoughtheymaybeconnectedtoanetworkforsensorinterfacesand/ordatadistribution.
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Note
NonetworksafetyapplicationsareinstalledonanyKongsbergSeatexcomputers.The
computersarethusnotprotectedagainstviruses,malwareorunintentionalaccessfrom
externalusers.
Securingthesystemitselfhasnomeaningunlessthereisapolicyinplacethatsecuresall
computersinthenetwork.Thispolicymustincludephysicalaccessbytrainedandtrusted
users.Thecustomer/enduserofthesystemwillalwaysbeinchargeofdeningand
implementingasecuritypolicy,andprovidingtherelevantnetworksecurityapplications.
Note
KongsbergSeatexASwillnotacceptanyresponsibilityforerrorsand/ordamages
causedbyunauthorizeduseoraccesstotheproduct.
Supportinformation
•Companyname:KongsbergSeatexAS
•Address:Havnegata9,7010Trondheim,Norway
•Switchboard:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Dutyphone:[phone](24hours)
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
•Website:http://www.km.kongsberg.com/seatex
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Operation
TurningtheXPRsystemon/off
TurningontheXPRsystem
Onceyouhaveveriedthatallcableshavebeenproperlyinstalledandthatthesupply
poweriscorrect,youcanturnonthesystem.
Context
Afterpower-ontheProcessingUnitwillgothroughaninitializationphase.Thenthe
leftmostLEDisred.Thiswillturngreenwhenthesystemisoperational.
TheSensorUnitstartstooperatewhenitisconnectedtoapowersource.
Procedure
1CheckthattheS1switchontheLocalinterfacerailisON.
2VerifythatQ1isswitchedON,ifQ1isusedtopowerthesystemmonitor.
3TurnontheProcessingUnitbypressingthepowerswitchlocatedbehindthelid
atthefrontoftheunit.
ThesystemwillnowstartupautomaticallyinStandbymode.
TurningofftheXPRsystem
ShutdowntheXPRsystemwhenyoudonotoperatethesystem.
Procedure
1TurntheSensorUnitoffbydisconnectingitfromitspowersource.Nospecial
precautionisneeded.
2TurnofftheProcessingUnitbypressingtheON/OFFbuttonunderthelidatthe
frontoftheunit.
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Operatingprocedures
Conrmingthatthesystemisactive
TheActivebuttontogglestheSensorUnitbetweenActiveandStandbymode.
TheLEDislit(greenlight)wheninActivemode(normaloperation).
InStandbymode(LEDisgrey),theSensorUnitwillnotemitanylaser
pulses.ItisrecommendedthatthesystemisswitchedtoStandbymode
whennotinoperation.
Relatedtopics
•Activeonpage22
Selectingatarget
Byselectingatargetyouspecifythefrequencypairandaddresscodeyouwantto
use.Ifyouwanttouseaspecicpairandaddresscode,youmustcreateanewtarget
beforeyoucanselectit.
Context
TheSensorUnitontheshuttletankermustbesettothesamefrequencypairandaddress
codeasontheFPSO/FSU.Thisisdonebyselectingatarget.
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubutton,,toopentheSystemmenu.
2SelectTarget.
3Selectthepreferredtargetsitefromthelist.
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4SelectOK.
Relatedtopics
•Targetonpage23
•Selecttargetonpage23
Addinganewtarget
IfyouneedatargetwhichisnotintheTargetlist,youcanaddanewtarget.
Context
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubutton,,toopentheSystemmenu.
2SelectTools→TargetEditor
3SelectNew.
4Entervaluesineachbox.
Important
TheIdmustbeunique.FrequencypairandAddresscodemustbecorrectforthe
systemtofunctionproperly.
5SelectSavewhennished.
Relatedtopics
•NewTargetonpage31
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Editingatarget
IfsomeinformationaboutatargetintheTargetlisthasbeenchanged,youcaneditthe
targetinformation.
Context
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubutton,,toopentheSystemmenu.
2SelectTools→TargetEditor
3Selectthetargetyouwanttoedit.
4SelectEdit.
5Editthevaluesyouwanttochange.
Important
TheIdcannotbechanged.CreateanewtargetifyouwanttouseadifferentId.
FrequencypairandAddresscodemustbecorrectforthesystemtofunctionproperly.
6SelectSavewhennished.
Relatedtopics
•TargetEditoronpage30
•EditTargetonpage32
SettingthesystemtoActiveorStandbymodemanually
TheSensorUnitontheshuttletankerisbydefaultsettoStandbymode.Itmustbe
activatedtostartmeasuringrangeandbearingtotheFPSO/FSU.
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Context
YouactivatetheSensorUnitbyenablingordisablingtheActivebutton.Agreencirclein
theActivebuttonindicatesthatthesystemisactive.Aftersometimewithoutreceiving
anydata,theXPRsystemwillautomaticallyreturntoStandbymode.
StandbymodeActivemode
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubutton,,toopentheSystemmenu.
2SelecttheActivebutton.
Relatedtopics
•Activeonpage22
Checkingthesystemstatus
TheSystemstatusbox,locatedatthetopleftoftheMain
view,showstheoverallXPRsystemstatus.Hereyoucan
observeifthesystemisoperatingasintended.
Context
Statustextcolour
ThecolourofthetextintheSystemstatusboxindicateshowthesystemisoperating.
•Red:thesystemisnotoperatingasintended.
•Yellow:thesystemhasdetectedwarningsorreducedoperability.
•Grey:InfomessageorinactiveWarning/Alarm.
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TheSystemstatusviewwiththeEventlistcanbeobservedformoredetailsaboutthe
systemstatus.
Alarmsituation
Redandyelloweventsarecurrentlyactive.ThetimestampintheEventlististhetime
oflastactivation.Thecounterindicateshowmanytimestheeventhasbeenactivated
sincesystemstartup.
Severitylevels
•Alarm:highpriority
•Warning:mediumpriority
•Info:informationmessages,lowpriority
ThetabledescribesthevariousstatesoftheXPRsystem.
SystemstatusboxSystemstatusdescription
Thesystemisactiveandoperationalandwillsearchfor
transponderswithinrange.Ifatransponderiswithin
rangethesystemwilldisplaydata.
Thesystemisinstandbyandoperational.Notrackingof
transponderstakesplaceandnodataisdisplayed.
Thesystemisinstandbybutoneormorewarningsare
present,seeEventlistfordetails.
Thesystemisactivebutoneormorewarningsare
present,seeEventlistfordetails.
TheXPRGUIapplicationhasnoconnectionwiththe
processingapplicationontheProcessingUnit.
TheProcessingUnitcannotconnecttotheXPRsensor(s),
seeEventlistfordetails.
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemstatusboxtoopentheSystemstatusview.
2Observethesystemstatusdescriptionanddetailsabouttheeventswhichhave
occurred.
3ClosetheSystemstatusviewwhennished.
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•Systemstatusonpage34
Userpreferenceprocedures
Choosingcolourpalette
ThePalettefunctionprovidescolourschemesforthedisplay
presentation.Selectthecolourschemewhichsuitsyourlight
conditions.
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubutton,,toopentheSystemmenu.
2UnderPalette,selectthebuttonforthepaletteyouwanttouse.
ThreepalettesareavailableasindicatedunderPaletteontheSystemmenu:night,day
blackanddaywhite.Thevariouspalettesareillustrated.
DaywhiteDayblackNight
Relatedtopics
•Paletteonpage24
ScalingtheRadarview
TheRadarviewsupportsscaling.Pressthe+keyor-keytozoomtheRadarview
onestepinorout,respectively.
IfyouselectAutozoomthesystemwillautomaticallykeepownvesselandremote
vesselintheview.
SelectingRadarvieworientation
YoucanselecttheorientationoftheRadarviewto4differentorientations.Thiscan
bedonetothowthemonitorisinstalledonthevessel.
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubuttonintheupperrightcorneroftheMainview.
2SelectSettings→Display.
3SelecttheRightorLeftarrowtochangethevesselorientationinstepsof90degrees.
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•Activatingthecongurationparametersonpage19
•Displayonpage24
Selectingmeasurementunit
Youcanselectwhichmeasurementunityouwanttouseinthedisplay.
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubuttonintheupperrightcorneroftheMainview.
2SelectSettings→Display.
3Selectmtoselectmetresasmeasurementunitorselectfttoselectfeetas
measurementunit.
Relatedtopics
•Activatingthecongurationparametersonpage19
•Displayonpage24
Enablingremotelycontrolledpalette
YoucanmanuallyselectanycolourpalettedirectlyontheXPRsystembutyoucanalso
enablethecolourpalettetobecontrolledfromthedynamicpositioning(DP)system.Ifa
newcolourpaletteisselectedontheDP ,theXPRpalettewillchangeautomatically.
Procedure
1SelecttheSystemmenubuttonintheupperrightcorneroftheMainview.
2SelectSettings→Display.
3SettheRemotelycontrolledpaletteparametertoON.
Relatedtopics
•Displayonpage24
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